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Volume 24, Issue 150 (8-2025)
Journal of Psychological Science 2025, 24(150): 145-164 |
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ShahBakhsh S, Mansouri A, Bolghan-Abadi M, Akbarzadeh M. (2025). Comparision of The Effectiveness Of Matrix Therapy And Life Quality Improvement-Based Therapy On The Emotions Of Women Suffering From Stimulant Use Disorder. Journal of Psychological Science. 24(150), 145-164.
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Department of Psychology, Ne.C., Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur, Iran. , a.mansourib@gmail.com
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Background: Substance use disorder is a common, chronic, and relapsing psychological disorder that leads to various physical, psychological, and social consequences for affected women, with these consequences being more detrimental in women than in men. A review of the research literature indicates that this disorder affects emotional experience and its dimensions. Various treatments, such as Matrix therapy and Quality of Life-based therapy, have been implemented for substance use disorder and related factors, including emotional experience. However, there has been less focus on comparing these treatments
Aims: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of Matrix therapy and Quality of Life-based therapy on the emotional experiences of women with stimulant substance use disorder.
Methods: The present study used an experimental method with a pre-test, post-test, and two-month follow-up design with a control group. The statistical population of the study included all individuals with stimulant substance use disorder (methamphetamine) in Zahedan in 2021. The sample consisted of 45 individuals seeking treatment at the Baharan Drug Rehabilitation Center in Zahedan during the second half of 2021. Among the participants, 45 individuals were selected through convenience sampling, and after conducting the pre-test in a joint session, they were randomly assigned to three groups: 15 participants in the Matrix therapy group, 15 in the Quality of Life-based therapy group, and 15 in the control group. Prior to the interventions, all three groups took the emotional experience scale (Mittmannsgruber et al., 2009) as a pre-test. After the treatment period, all three groups underwent post-tests, and a follow-up test was administered two months later. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) and repeated measures ANOVA with SPSS version 27.
Results: The results showed that there were significant differences between the effectiveness of Matrix therapy and Quality of Life-based therapy on the emotional experience dimensions when compared to the control group. Moreover, Matrix therapy showed greater effectiveness than Quality of Life-based therapy (p< 0.001).
Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that both Matrix therapy and Quality of Life-based therapy are effective on the emotional experiences of women with stimulant substance use disorder. However, Matrix therapy has a greater effect on the emotional experience dimensions. Therefore, researchers can use this therapeutic method to reduce or increase emotional dimensions in individuals with stimulant substance use disorder.
Aims: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of Matrix therapy and Quality of Life-based therapy on the emotional experiences of women with stimulant substance use disorder.
Methods: The present study used an experimental method with a pre-test, post-test, and two-month follow-up design with a control group. The statistical population of the study included all individuals with stimulant substance use disorder (methamphetamine) in Zahedan in 2021. The sample consisted of 45 individuals seeking treatment at the Baharan Drug Rehabilitation Center in Zahedan during the second half of 2021. Among the participants, 45 individuals were selected through convenience sampling, and after conducting the pre-test in a joint session, they were randomly assigned to three groups: 15 participants in the Matrix therapy group, 15 in the Quality of Life-based therapy group, and 15 in the control group. Prior to the interventions, all three groups took the emotional experience scale (Mittmannsgruber et al., 2009) as a pre-test. After the treatment period, all three groups underwent post-tests, and a follow-up test was administered two months later. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) and repeated measures ANOVA with SPSS version 27.
Results: The results showed that there were significant differences between the effectiveness of Matrix therapy and Quality of Life-based therapy on the emotional experience dimensions when compared to the control group. Moreover, Matrix therapy showed greater effectiveness than Quality of Life-based therapy (p< 0.001).
Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that both Matrix therapy and Quality of Life-based therapy are effective on the emotional experiences of women with stimulant substance use disorder. However, Matrix therapy has a greater effect on the emotional experience dimensions. Therefore, researchers can use this therapeutic method to reduce or increase emotional dimensions in individuals with stimulant substance use disorder.
Keywords: Stimulant use disorder, distress tolerance, responsibility, Life Quality Improvement-based therapy, Matrix Therapy.
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